Wafer-recyclable, environment-friendly transfer printing for large-scale thin-film nanoelectronics

Abstract

The ability to endow the surface of existing objects with desired electronic features enables many emerging applications such as Internet of Things (IoT). Despite significant progress in the optimization of thin-film materials and construction schemes, the realization of high-performance thin-film electronics on arbitrary place through a wafer-scale batch process is limited. This paper presents a wafer-recyclable, environment-friendly transfer printing process that enables the physical delivery of large-scale thin-film integrated circuits with various combinations of active nanomaterials from their fabrication wafer to nearly any kind of places. Detailed experimental and theoretical studies reveal the essential attributes of this approach. Demonstrations in electronics and sensors realized on the surface of commercial appliances to meet the user-specific needs illustrate the utility.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 16, 2018
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1806640115

Entities

People

  • Baoxing Xu
  • Bongjoong Kim
  • Chi Hwan Lee
  • Dae Seung Wie
  • Min Ku Kim
  • Pedro P. Irazoqui
  • Sangwook Park
  • Xiaolin Zheng
  • Young-joon Kim
  • Yue Zhang

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate
  • National Science Foundation
  • Purdue University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Virginia

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene